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I've done a little in free-space optics, but fiber really isn't in my bailiwick.

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Quick take

the organ of sight

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of optic gathered in one view.

noun

the organ of sight

adjective

of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light"

adjective

relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for optic.

noun

the organ of sight

adjective

relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation"

Example sentences

I've done a little in free-space optics, but fiber really isn't in my bailiwick.

Stevie Wonder's retinas are not attached to his optic nerve.

All of Armenia was knocked offline when a woman cut a fiber optic line while digging for scrap metal.

Nobody on the internet is NSA-free as they're siphoning photons off the fiber optic cables.

Picture a residential street with 100 completely separate fiber optic networks vs 10 vs 1, now which seems more efficient.

Today we announced that we hope to purchase iProvo, an existing fiber-optic network owned by the city of Provo.

It's also a harder problem than intercontinental fiber optic networks and supersonic flight.

Since a single bit traveling down a fiber optic cable is represented by millions of photons in an identical optical state and fiber-optic lines are lossy, a few won't be missed.

This is why, for example, you are unaware of the blind spot caused by your optic nerve obstructing your retina[2].A straight line in the world isn't projected onto a straight line on your eye: after all, the back of your eye is curved.

For example if those signals were transmitted via radio versus fiber optic cable, would it be a "search" to listen in on them?Now, the language of the case is relevant in that it suggests the Court may be open to a more expansive reading of the 4th amendment when it comes to digital data.